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==General stuff (Martin)==
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* Introduction to the [http://moodle.com/hq/ team at Moodle HQ]
* Download server re-vamped
* Complete install packages now available for download from http://download.moodle.org/ including 1.6 dev for testing
* Problem with too many downloads; Eloy's solution: mirrors (bittorrent suggestion from OU developers)
* Please browse/add to the [[Roadmap]] page
 
==Moodle 1.6==
 
* [[Unicode]] - Yu, [[Koen]], [[Eloy]]; designed a nice upgrade path
* [[MoodleDocs development|Documentation]] - [[User:Helen|Helen]]; documentation all over the place before; Urs designing a new theme; admin setting to choose docs server; links in Moodle pages to documentation
* [[Database|Database module]] - new favourite module for collecting information; will be used as a code repository on moodle.org; sorting by type, name, description; developer can add entry, fill in form, choose type incl. major patch and small hack; description, screenshot, download location displayed; (suggested extra plugins - resource, asignment); zip files automatically built from contrib and mod; can host on a different server; check boxes for different versions of moodle; available now in cvs; database replaces glossary module; hopefully people will hack on it for 2.0; e.g. for biology field trip; can comment on entries; turn on/off dates; require approval etc.; need to think about style sheets
* [[LAMS]] - LAMS Foundation have signed up as a Moodle Partner, they are maintaining integration; LAMS course format or activity; available now in cvs
* [[Blogs]] - Daryl working for 1.5 years; everyone wants blogs; new spec - keep it simple; no comments on entries to avoid confusion with forums; similar to journal; uses tags - first step in tags all over Moodle; entry for yourself, your teacher, group, course, everyone; tab on user screen and block; Daryl working with [[User:Martin|Martin]] to finish this month; simple to start with; community to drive to next level; similarity with blogs and forums
* [[My Moodle]] - Martin L; useful for tutors tracking lots of courses; overview, extension of recent activity; depends on what modules know to report; new function print_overview; no documentation yet
* [[Hive integration]] - resource plugin; see http://test.moodle.com/ username, password "hive"; browse content in hive; send link to Moodle; name and link filled in automatically; looks like normal resource
* [[Multiple groups]] - Arab Open University
* [[IMS resource]] - Eloy and Alton College; for IMS packages; Object module developed into a resource plugin; browsing of repository
* [[Learning Design Export]] - defines sequence of activities; xml example file promised;  may be late for 1.6; simple format, export to xml, into Moodle or other systems
* [[Granularised Backup]] - Penny and Eloy; beginning of ims metadata
* [[Dfwiki]] - Ludo; beta done this month; needs to upgrade cleanly
* [[Chameleon]] - Andy and Urs; seen nothing like it, need to promote
* [[Multi Authentication]] - Iñaki?
* [[Multi Enrolment]] - Catalyst
 
==Moodle 2.0==
 
==Open mike==
 
* [[HotPot]] - in early March Gordon will go to Canada and meet Martin Holmes and Stewart Arneil, the creators of Hot Potatoes. The main topics of discussion will be a clarification of the use of Hot Potatoes quizzes and templates on Moodle sites, a demonstration of mobile and Flash players for HotPots, and maybe a preview of the Hot Potatoes 7.
 
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